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High-Temperature, Resistant, Argillite-Based, Alkali-Activated Materials with Improved Post-Thermal Treatment Mechanical Strength

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Tohoue Monique Tognonvi ,
Svetlana Petlitckaia ,
Ameni Gharzouni ,
Myriam Fricheteau ,
Nathalie Texier-Mandoki ,
Xavier Bourbon  and
Sylvie Rossignol Open the ORCID record for Sylvie Rossignol [Opens in a new window]
Tohoue Monique Tognonvi
Affiliation:
Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences Biologiques, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, BP 1328, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
Svetlana Petlitckaia
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques (IRCER), 12 rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges Cedex, France
Ameni Gharzouni
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques (IRCER), 12 rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges Cedex, France
Myriam Fricheteau
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques (IRCER), 12 rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges Cedex, France
Nathalie Texier-Mandoki
Affiliation:
Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs, 1–7 rue Jean-Monnet, Parc de la Croix-Blanche, 92298, Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France
Xavier Bourbon
Affiliation:
Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs, 1–7 rue Jean-Monnet, Parc de la Croix-Blanche, 92298, Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France
Sylvie Rossignol*
Affiliation:
Institut de Recherche sur les Céramiques (IRCER), 12 rue Atlantis, 87068, Limoges Cedex, France
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*E-mail address of corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

Fire resistance performance is one of the most important requirements in geological storage conditions in order to improve the resistance of storage packages to high thermal constraints (in the case of a fire for example). With the need to develop new fire-resistant materials, the aim of the present study was to develop fire-resistant geopolymer binders based on Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) argillite. Two types of kaolin with different degrees of purity were mixed with argillite in various proportions. These mixtures were calcined at 600 or 750°C. In order to assess the fire resistance of activated materials, thermal treatment at 1000°C was performed. The compressive strength and mineralogical composition of the samples were investigated before and after heat treatment. The results showed that the addition of argillite improved significantly the thermomechanical properties of kaolin-based geopolymers containing impurities, especially the mixture containing 67% argillite and calcined at 750°C. This phenomenon was not observed for the pure-kaolin geopolymer. Improvement of fire resistance was due to the formation in situ of leucite and zeolite-type phases (KAlSi2O6 and KAlSiO4) and of wollastonite (CaSiO3) at high temperature, which is linked to the Ca available in the raw materials.

Keywords

Callovo-Oxfordian argillite (COx)CarbonateGeopolymerKaolinThermal resistanceThermomechanical properties
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , June 2020 , pp. 211 - 219
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2020

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